ID CVE-2008-1615
Summary Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:as_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:as_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:es_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:es_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:ws_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:ws_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:h:amd:amd64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:h:amd:amd64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.9 (as of 29-09-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:20:17.741-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9563
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • bugzilla
    id 439999
    title CVE-2007-6712 kernel: infinite loop in highres timers (kernel hang)
    oval
    OR
    • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • comment Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
        oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070331005
      • OR
        • comment kernel earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 is currently running
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275025
        • comment kernel earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5 is set to boot up on next boot
          oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275026
      • OR
        • AND
          • comment kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275001
          • comment kernel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314002
        • AND
          • comment kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275003
          • comment kernel-PAE is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314004
        • AND
          • comment kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275005
          • comment kernel-PAE-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314006
        • AND
          • comment kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275007
          • comment kernel-debug is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314008
        • AND
          • comment kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275009
          • comment kernel-debug-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314010
        • AND
          • comment kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275011
          • comment kernel-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314012
        • AND
          • comment kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275013
          • comment kernel-doc is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314014
        • AND
          • comment kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275015
          • comment kernel-headers is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314016
        • AND
          • comment kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275017
          • comment kernel-kdump is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314018
        • AND
          • comment kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275019
          • comment kernel-kdump-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314020
        • AND
          • comment kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275021
          • comment kernel-xen is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314022
        • AND
          • comment kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20080275023
          • comment kernel-xen-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
            oval oval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20080314024
    rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0275
    released 2008-05-20
    severity Important
    title RHSA-2008:0275: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0237
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0585
rpms
  • kernel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-hugemem-devel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-largesmp-devel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-smp-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-smp-devel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-xenU-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-xenU-devel-0:2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-PAE-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-PAE-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-PAE-devel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-devel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-doc-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-headers-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-kdump-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-kdump-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-kdump-devel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-xen-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-xen-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-xen-devel-0:2.6.18-53.1.21.el5
  • kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-debug-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-debug-devel-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-devel-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-doc-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-trace-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-trace-devel-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla-devel-0:2.6.24.7-74.el5rt
refmap via4
bid 29086
debian DSA-1588
fedora FEDORA-2008-4043
mandriva
  • MDVSA-2008:167
  • MDVSA-2008:174
misc https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
sectrack 1020047
secunia
  • 30112
  • 30252
  • 30294
  • 30368
  • 30818
  • 30890
  • 30962
  • 30982
  • 31107
  • 31628
suse
  • SUSE-SA:2008:030
  • SUSE-SA:2008:031
  • SUSE-SA:2008:032
  • SUSE-SA:2008:035
  • SUSE-SA:2008:038
ubuntu USN-625-1
xf linux-kernel-processtrace-dos(42278)
Last major update 29-09-2017 - 01:30
Published 08-05-2008 - 00:20
Last modified 29-09-2017 - 01:30
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